Harhys Stewart
{{short description|Singaporean footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Harhys Stewart
| image = Harhys Stewart SG u23 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Stewart playing for Singapore U23 during the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification match against Guam U23
| fullname = Harhys Rizal Gareth Stewart bin Muhammad Ian Stewart
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|03|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = Singapore
| height = 1.85m
| currentclub = Chiangrai United
(on loan from BG Pathum United)
| clubnumber = 88
| position = Defensive midfielder, centre-back
| youthclubs1 = Singapore Sports School
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs2 = NFA
| youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–2019
| youthclubs3 = Hougang United
| youthyears3 = 2019
| years1 = 2020–2023
| clubs1 = Young Lions
| caps1 = 70
| goals1 = 5
| years2 = 2024
| clubs2 = BG Pathum United
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2024
| clubs3 = → Chiangrai United (loan)
| caps3 = 13
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2024–
| clubs4 = Chiangrai United
| caps4 = 15
| goals4 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 2019–2020
| nationalteam1 = Singapore U19
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2021–
| nationalteam2 = Singapore U23
| nationalcaps2 = 16
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2024–
| nationalteam3 = Singapore
| nationalcaps3 = 4
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| club-update = 02:19, 9 February 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Harhys Rizal Gareth Stewart bin Muhammad Ian Stewart (born 20 March 2001),{{Cite web |title=Harhys Rizal Gareth Stewart Bin Muhammad Ian Stewart |url=https://www.teamsingapore.sg/athletes/harhys-rizal-gareth-stewart-bin-muhammad-ian-stewart |access-date=10 July 2023 |website=www.teamsingapore.sg |language=en}} also known as Harhys Stewart, is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays primarily as a defensive midfielder or a centre-back for Thai League 1 club Chiangrai United, on loan from BG Pathum United and the Singapore national team. Primarily a central-midfielder, Harhys is also capable of playing as a defensive midfielder, centre-back and occasionally as a right-back.
He is the younger brother of Ryhan Stewart, who is also a professional footballer currently playing for Singapore Premier League club, Albirex Niigata (S).
Club career
=Young Lions=
Haryhs signed for Young Lions in 2020. He made his professional debut on 1 March 2020 in a 1–4 lost against Hougang United. He was named in Goal Singapore's NxGn 2020 list shortly after his first appearance at senior level.{{cite web |title=From Ilhan Fandi to Farhan Zulkifli - Meet the future of Singapore |url=https://www.goal.com/en-sg/lists/from-ilhan-fandi-to-farhan-zulkifli-meet-the-future-of/is3cbd9a0yhz185o5hcf7phpw|work=Goal.com}} Throughout the 2023 Singapore Premier League season, he was named the club captain after actual captain, Jacob Mahler moved to Madura United.
= BG Pathum United =
On 18 January 2024, Haryhs sealed his first overseas move by signing a one-and-a-half-year contract with Thai League 1 club, BG Pathum United in which saw him move on loan to fellow league side Chiangrai United.
== Chiangrai United ==
On 18 January 2024, Stewart joined Chiangrai United until the end of the 2023–24 Thai League 1 season in June.{{Cite news |last=Ganesan |first=Deepanraj |date=19 January 2024 |title=Former Young Lions captain Harhys Stewart seals move to Thai League 1 |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/former-young-lions-captain-harhys-stewart-seals-move-to-thai-league-1 |access-date=19 January 2024 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923}} He made his official debut coming on as a substitute during a league match against Uthai Thani in a 1–1 draw on 11 February. On 19 April he scored the equaliser against Port FC and the winner which is his first and second goal for the club, being his first goals in Thailand.
International career
On 21 March 2024, Harhys made his debut for Singapore in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification match against China.
Personal life
Harhys was born in Singapore to a Welsh father and a Singaporean Malay mother.{{Cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/from-travelling-the-world-to-fernando-torres-heartbreak-the/1245lfhirgr321uczqzzlnv38h|title=From travelling the world to Fernando Torres heartbreak - The remarkable story of Young Lions utility man Harhys Stewart | Goal.com|website=www.goal.com}} His older brother, Ryhan Stewart, is also a professional footballer who plays primarily as a right-back for Singapore Premier League club Albirex Niigata (S). Harhys previously lived in the United Arab Emirates and Finland, before eventually returning to his home country of Singapore.
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|27 Apr 2025.}}{{Soccerway|harhys-stewart/653539|access-date=1 March 2020}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||||
| rowspan="5"|Young Lions
|2020 |rowspan="4"|Singapore Premier League |11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2021
|17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| 2022
|16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 2023
|9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| colspan=2|Total
!53 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 4 |
| rowspan="3"|Chiangrai United
|rowspan="2"|Thai League 1 |13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| 2024–25
|24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 |
| colspan=2|Total
!37 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 5 |
| colspan=3 | Career total
!90 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 9 |
=International=
==International caps==
| class="wikitable"
! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Result !! Competition | |||||
| align=center|1 | 21 March 2024 | National Stadium, Singapore | {{fb|CHN}} | align=center|2-2 (draw) | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| align=center|2 | 26 March 2024 | Tianjin Olympic Center, China | {{fb|CHN}} | align=center|1-4 (lost) | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
==U23 International goals==
| class="wikitable" | ||||||
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" |1 | 14 May 2022 | Thiên Trường Stadium, Nam Định, Vietnam | {{fbu|23|MAS}} | align="center" |2–1 | align="center" | 2–2 (draw) | 2021 Southeast Asian Games |
References
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{{Chiangrai United F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stewart, Harhys}}
Category:Singaporean men's footballers
Category:Singapore men's youth international footballers
Category:Singapore men's international footballers
Category:Singaporean people of Welsh descent
Category:Singaporean people of Malay descent
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Singapore Premier League players
Category:Hougang United FC players
Category:Young Lions FC players
Category:21st-century Singaporean sportsmen
Category:Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games
Category:Competitors at the 2023 SEA Games
Category:SEA Games competitors for Singapore
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